Darien A. Núñez (born March 19, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers signed him as an international free agent in 2018 and made his MLB debut with them in 2021.
Núñez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on April 16, 2018. In his professional debut season in 2018, he played in 21 games between the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, the AZL Dodgers, the rookie-level Ogden Raptors, and the Single-A Great Lakes Loons, and had a 2.23 ERA with 57 strikeouts in 36+1⁄3 innings.
On July 8, 2021, Núñez was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the majors for the first time. He made his debut by pitching two innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9.
He allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit (a home run by Eduardo Escobar) while striking out three. His first MLB strikeout was of Daulton Varsho. Núñez pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for the Dodgers in 2021 over six games (including one appearance as an opener).
He was 0–1 with an 8.22 ERA (seven earned runs allowed) while striking out eight, with four walks. He spent the majority of the season with Oklahoma City, where he was 7–0 with a 2.38 ERA in 32 games.
Darien Núñez Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.